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Art

State of the arts

Singapore's art museum transforms a cargo warehouse into an unconventional gallery space, challenging traditional exhibition formats while its main building undergoes renovation.

  • Issue #154
  • 41 min read
Person walking past large colorful mural in industrial warehouse space with barriers and equipment visible
Hospitality

Staying power

Checking in at intimate boltholes including a Portuguese hilltop town hotel, a wine shrine in a former Arizona newspaper building, and more characterful new properties worldwide

  • Issue #154
  • 7 min read
Interior of Casa Sagnier hotel bar with orange banquette seating, wooden stools, and framed photographs on walls
Design

The Monocle Design Awards 2022

From the smartest greenhouses to the prettiest glassware, the Monocle Design Awards celebrate the most pleasing projects that bring our homes and cities to life.

  • Issue #153
  • 45 min read
Anne Street Garden Villas by AOG Architects showing colorful social housing development with individual identities for each dwelling
Food & Drink

Table talk

Mexico City's most influential chefs gather at Caracol de Mar to discuss the evolution of local cuisine, sustainability challenges, and the capital's emerging gastronomic identity.

  • Issue #152
  • 13 min read
A group of people dining at a rustic restaurant with stone walls, exposed beams, and lush plants
Hospitality

Into the woods

We visit a new members’ club and resort that’s offering a slice of the Lower East Side in the Catskills.

  • Issue #151
  • 6 min read
Two people sitting in white outdoor furniture around a fire in snowy landscape with rolling hills
Food & Drink

Upper crust

In the shadow of the iconic Rockefeller Center, a new restaurant and bakery is combining Manhattan’s sophistication with the welcoming bustle of Milan’s aperitivo culture. We break bread with Ignacio Mattos, Lodi’s celebrated chef-owner.

  • Issue #151
  • 6 min read
Wooden shelving display filled with various Italian food products, wines, and gourmet items with LODI signage above
Hospitality

Sleeper hits

Across Europe, new hotels are showing why superior service, not photo opportunities, keeps guests coming back for more.

  • Issue #151
  • 7 min read
Glass-roofed restaurant at Yalo Urban Boutique Hotel with central bar, black bar stools, wooden paneling, and hanging plants in Ghent
Travel and restaurants

Creative thinking

Ace Hotel has long offered culturally minded travellers an unfussy yet sensitively styled experience – few other chains so effectively capture the character of their locations. Now a new outpost in Brooklyn promises immersion.

  • Issue #150
  • 4 min read
Creative thinking
Travel and restaurants

Orders of merit

From a buzzy Berlin food hall to a Japanese lunch legend’s fresh start, we round up the pick of the new culinary openings, flavoured with a lip-smacking recipe for crispy chicken.

  • Issue #150
  • 8 min read
Four people wearing aprons standing together smiling in front of floral wallpaper and boat drawings
Culture

The Opener

Cats on leads, presidents without planes and Lou Bega performing for the forces. Plus: Jimmy O Yang on Hollywood and stand-up.

  • Issue #150
  • 9 min read
Red figure with microphone performing on stage above rows of green uniformed soldiers with rifles in formation

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